Photos: Bobo Boom, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 TobyJ, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 GoldenArtists, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
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Photos: Bobo Boom, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 TobyJ, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 GoldenArtists, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Rubens' Antwerp, from his own doorstep
Your local guide
Fien Maes
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Highlights
- A house designed by the painter himself
- Baroque taste, built rather than painted
- A garden laid out to classical rules
- Rubens' Antwerp, from the outside in
- One building, one artist's whole world
About this tour
This session looks at Rubens' Antwerp through the house he designed and lived in. You see the Baroque garden facade from the street, then look through the gate at the grounds he laid out himself. It focuses on one building as a way into the artist's wider life and taste.
We start with a sound check outside the main facade, since the street can be busy with visitors to the museum. I move to the garden gate for the second stop and take your questions about Rubens' life and work as we go. A short reading list follows by message afterwards.
It suits anyone with an interest in Rubens or Baroque architecture. It also works well before or after visiting the house's museum yourself.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Antwerp before heading out.
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Rubens House exterior 21 min
The camera takes in the house's Baroque garden facade, designed by Rubens himself, and I explain how unusual it was for an artist to build on this scale.
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Rubens House garden gate 21 min
We look through the garden gate at the grounds behind, and I point out the layout Rubens designed to reflect his own taste in classical architecture.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Antwerp: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Bolleke beer and Het Zuid, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Brussels time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Antwerp, showing you Rubens House exterior and Rubens House garden gate live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Antwerp live with my phone.
Times shown in Brussels time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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